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30 Courthouse Sq Ste 305 Rockville, MD 20850Â» view map
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Hostage Legal Services cares about your legal challenges. This comprehensive firm is located in Rockville, MD, and serves clients both statewide and nationally.

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1. Christopher Hostage Rockville, MD
  Attorney at Law - MD, 1984
  Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. 1984
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  Serving Rockville and beyond for over 20 years
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Alan Solomon

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Divorce & Family Law, Family Law, Divorce, Criminal, Estate

Facing a serious legal issue? Scared and unsure of how to proceed? Worried your attorney won’t have the experience you need to see you through to a ... (more)

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800-886-1251

7910 Woodmont Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814

Stephen Alfred Bou

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Accident & Injury, DUI-DWI, Criminal, Motor Vehicle, Workers' Compensation

The attorneys at the Law Offices of Bou & Bou, in Bethesda, have been serving clients throughout Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., for more th... (more)

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800-910-6230

7315 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814

Morgan E. Leigh

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Criminal, DUI-DWI, Felony

Aggressive Maryland Criminal and DUI Defense Lawyer

Prior to joining Scrofano Law PC, Ms. Leigh was a solo practitioner who specialized in criminal and DUI defense. During her time as a solo practitione... (more)

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800-785-1671

2 Wisconsin Circle, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Mary Paloger

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Divorce & Family Law, Criminal, Immigration, Business, Tax

Mary Paloger is a practicing lawyer in the states of District of Columbia and Maryland specializing in Divorce & Family Law. Mary Paloger received her... (more)

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202-888-1736

9466 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910

Gunther Omar Sanabria

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Gunther Sanabria was born in Lima, Peru. He moved to the United States during the Summer of 1991. He attended the University of Florida, where he grad... (more)

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301-585-8400

8630 Fenton St, Silver Spring, MD 20910

William A Simmons

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Criminal, Personal Injury, Estate, Traffic, Juvenile Law

William A. Simmons received his J.D. from the George Mason University School of Law in 1982 and received his undergraduate education at Randolph-Macon... (more)

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800-881-7841

12932 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20906

David C. Gardner

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Divorce & Family Law, Accident & Injury, Litigation, Criminal, Condominiums

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David Gardner is the principal attorney of the Gardner Law Firm. With over thirty five years of experience, he is committed to the successful resoluti... (more)

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800-973-6431

600 Jefferson Plz, Rockville, MD 20852

Kathleen Anne Dolan

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Criminal, Personal Injury

As the other founding partner of Kennedy & Dolan, for the past 20 years Kathleen has honed her legal skills in the area of defense, most usually in cr... (more)

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800-647-6560

200A Monroe St, Rockville, MD 20850

Hector Oropeza

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Accident & Injury, Car Accident, Personal Injury, DUI-DWI, Medical Malpractice

Hector Oropeza is admitted to practice law in Maryland, Washington, DC, and New York Hector Z. Oropeza is the founding owner of Oropeza Law Firm, ... (more)

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202-558-6539

199 E Montgomery Ave., Rockville, MD 20850

Bethany Shechtel

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Divorce & Family Law, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Wills & Probate, Estate, Juvenile Law

Bethany G. Shechtel is a native Washingtonian and grew up in Montgomery County, Maryland. Bethany is a graduate of Richard Montgomery High School, To... (more)

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800-906-3840

110 N Washington St, Rockville, MD 20850

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BOOKING

A quaint phrase that refers to the recording of an arrested person's name, age, address and reason for arrest when that person is brought to jail and placed beh... (more...)

A quaint phrase that refers to the recording of an arrested person's name, age, address and reason for arrest when that person is brought to jail and placed behind bars. Nowadays, the book is likely to be a computer. Usually, a mug shot and fingerprints are taken, and the arrestee's clothing and personal effects are inventoried and stored.

CORPUS DELECTI

Latin for the 'body of the crime.' Used to describe physical evidence, such as the corpse of a murder victim or the charred frame of a torched building.

SELF-DEFENSE

An affirmative defense to a crime. Self-defense is the use of reasonable force to protect oneself from an aggressor. Self-defense shields a person from criminal... (more...)

An affirmative defense to a crime. Self-defense is the use of reasonable force to protect oneself from an aggressor. Self-defense shields a person from criminal liability for the harm inflicted on the aggressor. For example, a robbery victim who takes the robber's weapon and uses it against the robber during a struggle won't be liable for assault and battery since he can show that his action was reasonably necessary to protect himself from imminent harm.

IRRESISTIBLE IMPULSE TEST

A seldom-used test for criminal insanity that labels the person insane if he could not control his actions when committing the crime, even though he knew his ac... (more...)

A seldom-used test for criminal insanity that labels the person insane if he could not control his actions when committing the crime, even though he knew his actions were wrong.

LEGISLATIVE IMMUNITY

A legal doctrine that prevents legislators from being sued for actions performed and decisions made in the course of serving in government. This doctrine does n... (more...)

A legal doctrine that prevents legislators from being sued for actions performed and decisions made in the course of serving in government. This doctrine does not protect legislators from criminal prosecution, nor does it relieve them from responsibility for actions outside the scope of their office, such as the nefarious activities of former Senator Bob Packwood.

HABEAS CORPUS

Latin for 'You have the body.' A prisoner files a petition for writ of habeas corpus in order to challenge the authority of the prison or jail warden to continu... (more...)

Latin for 'You have the body.' A prisoner files a petition for writ of habeas corpus in order to challenge the authority of the prison or jail warden to continue to hold him. If the judge orders a hearing after reading the writ, the prisoner gets to argue that his confinement is illegal. These writs are frequently filed by convicted prisoners who challenge their conviction on the grounds that the trial attorney failed to prepare the defense and was incompetent. Prisoners sentenced to death also file habeas petitions challenging the constitutionality of the state death penalty law. Habeas writs are different from and do not replace appeals, which are arguments for reversal of a conviction based on claims that the judge conducted the trial improperly. Often, convicted prisoners file both.

ARREST

A situation in which the police detain a person in a manner that, to any reasonable person, makes it clear she is not free to leave. A person can be 'under arre... (more...)

A situation in which the police detain a person in a manner that, to any reasonable person, makes it clear she is not free to leave. A person can be 'under arrest' even though the police have not announced it; nor are handcuffs or physical restraint necessary. Questioning an arrested person about her involvement in or knowledge of a crime must be preceded by the Miranda warnings if the police intend to use the answers against the person in a criminal case. If the arrested person chooses to remain silent, the questioning must stop.

BAIL BOND

The money posted by a 'bondsman' for a defendant who cannot afford his bail. The defendant pays a certain portion, usually 10%. If the defendant fails to appear... (more...)

The money posted by a 'bondsman' for a defendant who cannot afford his bail. The defendant pays a certain portion, usually 10%. If the defendant fails to appear for a court hearing, the judge can issue a warrant for his arrest and threaten to 'forfeit,' or keep, the money if the defendant doesn't appear soon. Usually, the bondsman will look for the defendant and bring him back, forcefully if necessary, in order to avoid losing the bail money.

INFRACTION

A minor violation of the law that is punishable only by a fine--for example, a traffic or parking ticket. Not all vehicle-related violations are infractions, ho... (more...)

A minor violation of the law that is punishable only by a fine--for example, a traffic or parking ticket. Not all vehicle-related violations are infractions, however--refusing to identify oneself when involved in an accident is a misdemeanor in some states.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Opert v. Criminal Injuries

The Criminal Injuries Compensation law, now codified in Â§Â§ 11-801 through 11-819 of the Criminal Procedure Article (CP), was enacted in 1968 for the purpose of enabling innocent victims of certain crimes to receive State-funded compensation for physical injury sustained by them as a ...

Price v. State

... JOHN C. ELDRIDGE, Judge (Retired, Specially Assigned). In this criminal case, we granted the defendant's petition for a writ of certiorari to re-examine the Maryland common law principle that inconsistent jury verdicts are normally permissible in criminal jury trials. ...

Neal v. Criminal Injuries Compensation Board

On November 4, 2004, Mr. Neal filed a Crime Victims' Compensation Application with the Board and sought to recover for medical expenses and the disability he incurred as a result of the assault. On November 30, 2004, the Board denied his claim for compensation because, it ...

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